STANDARD OF CONDUCT: COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS

OUR COMMITMENT

We are committed to high standards of business and professional ethics and integrity. We will provide patient care and conduct business while following all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

To promptly report to your supervisors or to the Office of Corporate Compliance any actual or suspected violation of a law, regulation, or Harris Health policy.

To bill payors and patients in accordance with the Federal False Claims Act and the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act.

To neither hire nor contract with individuals who have been sanctioned by the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) or barred from participating in federal and/or state procurement programs.

To accept patients based on the patient’s clinical needs and our capacity to render those services and to always comply with the requirements of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) when individuals seek emergency treatment.

To ensure and validate that all workforce members who provide patient care are properly licensed and trained.

To ensure that confidential information, including protected health information, is only used and disclosed in accordance with the law.

FAQs

My director and administrative director have told me and my coworkers that we should not contact the Office of Corporate Compliance when we discover non-compliant behavior or inappropriate practices. Instead, we were told that we should contact one of them and only them. Is this okay?

Absolutely not. While it certainly is okay for you to discuss non-compliant behavior or inappropriate practices with your supervisors, you should also always report that behavior to the Office of Corporate Compliance, unless your supervisor is reporting the issue himself or herself.